The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-09 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1864. Now that the Session of 1864 is ono of the things o' the'past, it is well to cast a glance at some of the acts which have been carried, and to consider the effect which has been produced by the exertions made in divers quarters to carry out reforms, and to inaugurate improvements in our time-honoured ins:itutions which command respect, bat which have from unhappy causes been suffered to fall into disuetude, and fail in their original purposes. An able and interesting article in the United Service Magaz:ne for thin month, calls attention to the sub ject of Greenwich Hospital, and those who would become better acquainted with the details that relate to this place, and more fully informed respecting its management and also its mismanagement, cannot do better than peruse its pages. Certainly there should be no institution more held in regard than that of Greenwich, which is destined for the support and succour of those who have passed the best years of their lives, and expended their health and strength in the service of their country. Those who took pleasure in dwelling on the ideal view of the que s . 'lion have long flattered themselves that in this structure was to be found a welcome for those veterans who have done their utmost to de• feu'l their country, and that safe in its l'lstering shades they passed a peaceful old age as recounting the feats which they had performed in their prime. Such a notion has been proved to be a delusion, and the reports of those qualified to judge of the affair have exemplified the melancholy act, that this noble institution has been perverted from it s original object, anl in a great measure has f a il e d to carry out the views of its founders. Of j i to years it Vi7Cl3 noticed that the number of v-Icancies had considerably increased in this esta b l i s h men t, whereas formerly it had been found difficult to procure admission for the numerous claimants. The commissions that have been appointed have ono and all declared the management to be very faulty, and this is th e more discouraging, as it is well known that this styl e o f iivesliiien Ly Commiss . ',o2 does not always suc. in tracing the evils compliliaed to their son rce, and, moreover, often shelters the real offs aders from blame. While the pensioners were ins efficiently and inappropriately provided for, their wives and widows were neglected and ignored. The most disastrous management pre- Tailed in the regulations of the establishment, and indeed the abuses there prevalent would. not have been tolerated at any place where due regard was had to the expenditure of means, and right views taken of the responsible nature of the service entered into. It would be difficult te understand at first sight how much an establishment of this class can be perverted from its original intentions, but w hen one comes to analyse details, inquire into principles, and investigate particulars, the sad but salutary information is acquired, and the searcher is mortified and surprised to find how the bestsin tcntioned purposes are often perverted, and what appears at first sight a laudable endeavour, may become in time a reproach and a scandal to the community once so proud of it. Few of our national institutions have been more neglected than that of Greenwich, and the excitement that has been aroused in its cause has not been inoppor tune or untimely. The best way to estimate the corruption and carelessness that crept into the sphere of the management is to reflect that the ex penditure in 1859, as compared with that of 1805, was double the cost, whilst in proportion to the number of the pensioners it was more than treble. An elaborate accoent is given of the various conflicting accounts which were repre sented by several authorities to head-quar ters, and it will be the opinion of many that the Duke of SOMERSET deserves the credit here awarded to him for the production of hie " Memorandum." Much has been done to mitigate the evils so justly complained of in the management of affairs at this hospital, but far more yet remains, and it should not be considered that the question is at all in a satisfactory state at pre sent. It is to be hoped that those who have so earnestly and energetically bestirred themselves to make the public acquainted with the several im portant failings met with in this establishment, will net slacken in their efforts, but try by every means in their power to bring their arguments home, so that a good effect may result to those so much in need of help, but who are unable to pro cure it in the way to which they are entitled. It is obvious to all who attentively consider this question, that the more they can go back to the ori ginal intentions of the founders the batter it will be. With the innovations and alterations that have taken place of late years no good has accrued, no one has been really or permanently benefited, and the first objects to be gained at the outset have been nearly lost sight of in the confusion and diversity of opinion raised upon the subject. Sick, infirm, and helpless seamen have not found the " judicious care and kindly attention" which were so much needed, and which the bounty of the royal founders wished to bestow upon them. It is here mentioned that the widows of the seamen have been attended to by the Act passed last year, and the sons are also provided for, and when arrangements are made for educating and maintaining their daughters the re• forms which have been so long needed in this noble institution will be completed. This may be true enough so far, but it seems to be a lesson for official and responsible individuals to ponder over, that the defective management of so important an institution is a thing to be greatly ashamed of. It may be asked why is so much of the public money squandered away if no proper care is paid to este bliehmente that especially demand a suitable super vision, and imperatively call for a strict end impar tial adjudication of their affairs. Much good may be done if all the requirements of the Duke of SO YERSET be carried out, but the real question at issue is why were such flsgrant abuses suffered to creep in at all, and why when their growth was only too plainly perceivable, were they suffered to take firm root and become localised, as it were, on a spot they should never have entered. Much may be learned as to the misappropriation of funds des tined for a special purpose, and the mismanagement of an institution intended for the safety and sup. port of a worthy class by the perusal of this article in question. The writer seems to have acted in the spirit of fair play throughout the whole of his difficult and delicate task, No thing extenuate nor set down aught in mali ce , should be the motto of all those who attempt to in quire into the mode in which such establishments are conducted. Too.much attention cannot be paid to this subject, since it concerns the welfare of those who cannot help themselves or defend their rights. It is too much the custom to let these matters drop when once the first excitement of the inquiries is over; but the fact is, that these evils ensue in con sequence of a long course of neglect, and if more general care were bestowed upon matters such partis cular instances of mismanagement would not occur. It is to be hoped that the sad state of affairs at Greenwich Hospital, which has so perplexed and disheartened the public in its recital, may serve as a warning, and that in future such anomalies may be an exception and not a rule, as too often occurs at present through the cupidity of some and the carelessness of others in the arrangement and con duct of affairs. The progress of time and knowledge has been instrumental in altering the position of many per sons and things. Old prejudices are dispelled, old errors exploded, and very often the verdict of our wise forefathers is completely reversed. Among those who are profiting by these changes is a very humble race of friends and servitors, who have just reason to complain of the manner of their general treatment. An old and homely adage tells us, " if you give a dog a bad name you may a s well hang him at once;" and the popular but mistaken verdict which pronounced geese and don keys to be stupid has strongly exemplified this, The geese, indeed, have much the best of it ; having generally undisputed enjoyment of the common or the pond ; the public estimation of their intellec tual capacity does not disturb their equanimity. Any sensibility that might exist on this point re stricts itself to their quills and the work they do apart from them; but the goose herself rejoices in her true elements with a better appreciation of the comforts of life than of its elegancies, Not so the unfortunate ,donkey. For generation after generation he has been kicked, and cuffed, and generally ill-used by his masters. Un happily for him he is thanks to his usually put und e r the comman d patience of boys, and boys are undoubtedly as a rule the m ost cruel of the human race. This is probably due to their utter want of sympathy. A man of sense and experience is unwilling to infli c t unneces sary pain on any living thing, b u t if such infliction is necessary, no cultivated mind can find a pleasure in doing so. But the brute and insect creation has a heavy charge egainst boys in general; and th e poor donkey may head the list of complainants. After all our enlightenment there is a good deal of tyranny in the human heart; and doubtless the same sentiment which marches off Polish families to Siberia would, under other auspincF, have de veloped itself in the ill usage of beasts of burden. There are not wanting very striking proofs that the fault of the donkey's so called stupidity and pa- I Terseness lies mainly with his owner, It is so easy to give the blame to somebody who can't answer you, or whose complaints at best are not very intel ligible ! He would certainly show much greater signs of stupidity if he paid much heed to his master or showed much gratitude for the treatment which he ordinarily receives. Like all animals he responds readily to good treatment, end is capable of surprising improvement, The horse himself, if Mused like the donkey, would soon deteriorate in some degree. Those who have seen French donkeys and compared them with the miserable hacks of our watering places, must have been forcibly struck with the contrast. We are speaking merely of donkeys kept for hire, not of private owners ; but these animals fed mainly on the coarse bread of the poorer classes, and kindly cared for, show a degree of spirit and intelligence very difficult to meet with at Brighton or Hampstead. Englishmen usually pride themselves on their animals; English horses and dogs are famous throughout the world, but English donkeys !—the less said the batter. It is therefore not too eoon to see if something cannot be done to mend matters; and, accordingly, after cattle exhi bitions without number, after ornithological dies plays of various kinds, after successive dog shows, and a rumoured cat show, we are this day about to celebrate a very novel exhibition, Mules and donkeys are assembled together under the pro. tecting shadow of the Agricultural Hall—nay, there are even to be races celebrated in the hippodrome, in recollection, we presume, of SOLOMON'S immoral aphorism. And the despisers of mules and con temners of donkeys may hide their diminished heads when they learn that their representatives come from far distant lands, and that there are several different classes of prizes. The Eastern lands donkeys and mules are of far more importance than here; and in journeys over rocky countries many travellers have found cause to be grateful to their sure feet and unwearied patience. Fine specimens of the Eastern and Spanish breeds are shown, and some beautiful specimens of Spanish and Mexican mules. The hero of the exhibition is, however, the Egyptian donkey, presented to the Prince of WALES by the Pacha of EGYPT, and exhibited by his Royal Highness. On this day, we believe, he is to wear his splendid trappings, studded with precious stones in true Eastern fashion. The humbler British races are of course represented, and the entries have, we hear, been much more nume rous than was anticipated for this very original display. Miss BURDETT COUTTS has offered three prizes of £5, £3, and L 2 for the best-condition donkey used foe riding purposes on Hamp stead and other heaths. This is an excel lent scheme, and likely to do much good. Similar in design are the prizes offered by some benevolent persons for costermongers' donkeys. It these classes can be taught to treat their animals better, and more humanely, it will be a great point gained. There is nothing so brutalising and de grading as the unrestrained exercise of cruelty ; and although, thanks to the exertion of the Society for its nrevention, there is much less of it possible towards the lower orders than there was a few years since, there is still far too much, even as there is from man to man. Animals, like man himself, are " fearfully and wonderfully made," and we hare been told whose care watches over the very hum• blest. It is, then, no sign of superior wisdom or dignity to abuse their helplesness, or the confidence they are so ready to place in man. It is difficult to argue against prejudice, especially among the lower classes. Facts teach a better lesson, and a good many lectures and sermons might fail to do poor long-eared Neddy the good which we hope be 'will derive from tho Metropolitan Donkey Show. EVE A R L I E R V E E D N s MEN'S G at L E L ig o ht. it() y C A O L N I T T C A E L R I A T N S Uj gA, COVENT-GARDEN. Mdlle. Carlotta Patti, Mdlie. Mario Krebs ; Mr, Levy, Mr. Cirrodus, and Ali. Ben Sou-aUe. Grand Selection from IL TROVATORE, &c. BAND OF ONE RUNDBED PERFORMERS. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELL ON. Prome nade, Amphitheatre Sta lls, and Amphitheatre, One On Thursday Next, Aug 11th, a Mozart sight. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE...-. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, THEE TREETS OF DONLON Messrs. 'Vining, J. W. Ray, Fi her. D. Murray, els, IL Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. henry Marston, Miss Emma Baimett, and Miss F tnny Gwynne. W THEATRE -RED YAL, ADELPIiIe-- dole ProorMor and Manager, M. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE FLOWERS OF TIIE FOREST. N essr s, 3. L. Toole , P. B edford, Billington, Stuart, Stephen n ,ttorner; Miss Woolgar, Miss li. Kelly. and Mrs. Bil ington. At 10, ONE TOUCH OF NATURE. Penholder, Mr. Benjamin Webster ; Constance, Miss 11. Simms. To conclude with a new N'arce , ca lled MY WlFnd E'S MAID. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, R. Phillips, a Mrs. Alfred 31ell on. Commence at 7. OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Last Five Nights of the present Season. Crowded with rank and fashion. Production of an entirely new originl Travestie of a very popular subject, by F. C. Burinvn; 11: m a r q . ., a e n n d ti m ile r d s F C A ha U r S le t s ' A f iD MARGUER.LrE, in The new scenery by the celebrated atatnews will appear. artists, Messrs. Danson and Sons ; the in Ba:let by Oscar Byrne. Re-engagement of thosersc. Charles M athee'ebrated and popular artistes, Mr. a n Mws. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular name s of Beg jamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Mattheyvs, b Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Paul mi .. ito inson. Mr. Ashley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, rai Bed Cord, s; , Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josep hs ' Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling-. gyp.; RY EVENING, at 7 o'clock, A DAY AFTER THE - vr _ E DDLNG. Miss Herbert, and Mr. F. Robinson. At a quarter -past 8, a new Travestie, entitled FAUST A ND M ARGUERITE Chas. Mathews, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague, Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mr. W. chamberiame, and Mrs. C. Mathews. At .70, USED UP. Mr. Charles Mathews; Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Patti Joseph To conclude with UNDER THE RO3E. Mr. Ashley, and Miss CottrelL On Friday, 12th August, Benefit, and last night of the pre sent engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mathews, a new and original comedy, in 3 acts, by Arthur Sket hley, Esq., en titled HOW WILL THEY GE T O UT OF IT, in hich Mr. and Mrs. C. aiATHEWS will appear. MOSES AND SON • respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest laorics are combined with the latest and most fashionable esgns, and the best workmanship. E. 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Top 225. „ Deep ....215. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Padding,ton, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. AHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN , " Containing the Latest SPORTING- INTELLIGENCE, can had Every Evisingot . _ G. IL GLhIcIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Ilyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every EveninEr by lIBSEY BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish street, W. The Weather—Sun Office, Aug, 9, 1861. THER3IOMETER. This day at Two o'clock BO Barometer-29.81. ; moderate breeze and rain, but very sultry. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAL—Morning, sh. 52m.—Afternoon,; 6h. 12m. .ro-moßaow.-Morning, Gh. 30m.—Afternoon, 6h. 50m. eljt ti SUIT TilE SUi, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1864. Adelphi Theatre. Last evening a farce, entitled " My Wife's Maid," which, if not very new as far as plot is concerned, was highly comic, and produced universal merri. went. Lysimachus Tootles (Mr. Toole), a weak young man with romantic tendencies, has acciden tally met in Battersea-park Barbara Perkins, a sentimental maid-servant, with a firm faith in des tiny (Mrs. Mellon). Tootles having conceived a passion for Barbara, introduces himself to her under the romantic pseudonym of De Ravensbourne ; while the maidservant, equally romantic in her tenden• cies, parts with her new lover under the high. sounding title of Mount Paddington. Meanwhile Tootles is compelled ty his respectable father, Tootles, senior (Nit.. Paul Bedford), to pay court to Lucinda (Miss Seaman), and, reluctantly visiting at her house, discovers in Barbara Perkins, the maid-servant, no other than his adored Miss Mount Paddington. The plot is further com plicated by the furious jealousy of Capt. Crack thorpo Cruncher (Mr .R. Phillips), a blustering military gentleman. Barbara Perkins, alias Mount Paddington, at the time of her first interview with Tootles, alias Da Ravenslaourne, had attired herself without authority in her mistress's apparel, and a very exact description of a dress with 16 flounces and other articles belonging to Mrs Cruncher, brings the insane jealousy of the captain down upon the weak and vacillating Tootles, All, however, is eventually cleared up, and both Tootles and Barbara being cured of their romantic sentiments, the for mer is reconciled to the lady whom his father hEs chosen for him, while Barbara resolves to bestow her affections on her original lover, a respectable grocer. Mr. Toole—" glcrious Paul" — an d M r s. Mellon did their best for the author, and the result was an undoubted success. Everybody lau g hed heartily at the mock heroics of the would-be roma ntic lovers, and at the fall of the curtain the applause was general and enthusiastic. LORD DIINDREARY AT BADEN.--The following story is told in a letter from Baden It seems that Mr Sothern passed through here a f ew days ago, but, as I need not tell you, nobody but his intimate friends re cognised, in the quiet gentleman in mufti, the amusing ' fellow' of the Haymarket. So Mr Sothern went his way unbored, for raonstrari digito' is a bore when one is look ing for peace and quiet. When he had gone away it got rumoured at the rooms that he had just arrived there, and the very same evening, during the performance of the band, there was a general exclamation of There he is l' as an unlucky resemblance, not to the actor, but to the character, lounged unconsciously up to the portico and sat down. Yes, there ho was, with glass and whiskers, dressed in a Cochin China coat, and looking exactly like the ' Dun dreary' so familiar to all the English, and even to many of tho Continentalists hero. One English family--rather, mother (both wearing spectacles), two daughters, and a non from college—were in agonies of delight. The unfortunate man dropped his hat, and they were in fits. Entering the Conversation House, he stumbled over the step, and they were in raptures. Now, Mrs 8.,' says I did promise I would not enter that nasty playroom, but I am dashed if I must not go and see that chap lose his money. We have reason to believe that the embargo was taken off for that night only. The victim of this unwilling plagiary hag fled, and it will ever remain a mystery if he knew the great role he has filled here." COLONEL DISASTER,—A "London Irish Volunteer," writing to a contemporary with reference to the destruction of Colonel M'Murdo'a mansion, with its valuable contents, by fire, suggests that every brother volunteer should at once come to the front, and give a general salute, in some substantial shape, to their gallant inspecting officer, Colonel 11.‘Murtle, for the purpose of presenting to him a testimonial that shall, in come de. geee, console him for the terrible loss ho has sustained by the destruction of everything that must Le dear to an English officer, viz , his well and dearly earned honours:, "We muster now," adds the writer, " nearly 200,000, and surely we can testify our respect for and admiration of the gallant colonel to any desired extent. A young man, only 19 years of age, the son of a physician, committed suicide yesterday in the Chaussee des-Martyrs, by shooting himself with a pistol. Though the ball severely fractured the skull, the unfortunate youth survived th ree h ours, and his only regret seemed to b e the grief which his desp era t e ac t wou ld cause hi s p aren t s . It is said that his mind had become affected by CXCeboive de votedness to the study of spiritualism, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. KIEL, AUG. 9. The clergy and gentry of the district of Kiel held a meeting in this town yesterday, at which 23 persons were present. The draft of a petition to the Schleswig-Holstein Commissioners was submitted for signature to the meeting. The petition explained the necessity of and de , manded a common government for Schleswig- Holstein, under the protection of Prussia, and dwelt upon the importance of the closest union with that Power. After an animated discussion five of the assembly, viz. :—Ahlefeld of Olpenitz, Count Bandissen, linoop, Luikner of Schulenburg, and the Cloister. provost Ahlefhld of Rantzau and Rohstorf, refused to sign the petition. Herr Biome of Heiligenstadt was absent. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, AUG. 9. It is believed that his Majesty will not return to Berlin before the beginning of next month, and that at the end of September he will proceed the birthday of the Queen ofto Baden t o celebrate Prussia. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. WITHDRAWAL OF THE BRITISH TROOPS FROM THE ASHANTEE FRONTIER. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 9. The African Company's steamer Calabar, from the West Coast of Africa, arrived here at an early hour this morning. Her dates are—Benin, June 26; Fernando Po, July 1 ; Gammons, 2d ; Old Calabar, 4th ; Braes River, 6th; Bonny, 7th; Lagos, 10th; Accra, 12th ; Cape Coast Castle, 14th; Cipe Palmas, 16th ; Sierra Leone, 21st; Bathurst, 25th; Teneriffe, 30th ; and Madeira August Ist. She brings 900 ounces of gold dust. Among her passengers is Governor Frecman of Lagos. No news of interest had been received from the river. All the British trcons have been withdrawn from the Ashantee frontier. FRANCE. BOURSE, August B.—The market still continues dull as regards the amount of business doing, but with prices well maintained. Threes, for the Account, are unvaried at 661. 35e, Mobilier have improved to 1,0021., 60a, Railway Market quiet, but is general firm. The market continued firm to the close, and left off as fo 4t per Cents 95 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 40 Credit Mobilier 1002 5U Do. end month 1005 -- Bank Shares 3395 Credit Foncier 1225 Roman ~ 76 50 BA IL llowS Italian Loan 6B 30 Do. end month 6B 25 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Defend - Cash. Account. 882 50 .. 882 50 980 985 -- 910 .. 913 75 Orleans Northern .. Lyons and l'iediterranetul New ditto Southern .. Western Eastern Sardinian .. Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona 640 - 641 25 515 .. 512 50 488 75 .. 490 - 346 25 .. 346 25 427 50 430 - 53'2 50 .. 536 25 442 60 441 25 501 25 .. 505 - 237 50 .. 211 25 Death of Miss Catherine Sinclair, It is with the dearest regret that we announce the de cease of this meat estimable and accomplished lady. Sho was daughter of the late Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, founder of the Board of Agriculture, and the Hon. Diana Lady Sinclair. She was born and educated in the Northern metropolis, and commenced her literary career by publish ing, above thirty years ago, two works, entitled "Modern Accomplishments" and "Modern Society," In the former work she exposed with much felicity and satire the mistakes and absurdities of modern female education in the higher circles ; and in the latter work she depicted what modern society is among the higher ranks—what their habits of thought and what their style of conversation. We are persuaded that the dialogues given by Miss Sinclair have a greater truth and reality than those of any author who has at tempted the same line of composition. Even in tho pages of Miss Edgworth and Miss Burney we do not find the same brilliancy combined with the same reality as in those of Miss Sinclair. These earlier works p assed through numerous editions, and were followed by others with a ra pidity of succession which surprised their readers. Her " Holiday House" is the delight of children—they see themselves described as they actually are, with capti vating fidelity, Her "Scotland and the Scotch," "Shetland and the Shetianders," are full of vivid description, diversi fied by entertaining anecdote, and have been added by many to their Black's or Murray's Handbooks. Throughout Miss Sinclair's works there is a religious and moral tone which has led many a father and mother to place them with plea sure and satisfaction in her children's hands, Miss Sinclair's life was in accordance with her writings. In all companies her presence was felt es an acquisition; her wit and humour and vivacity enlivened all around her. It was remarkable that while Miss Sinclair entered into and added largely to the joys of the pr os p erous, she sympathised deeply with the sorrows of the affl icted. Msn y will remember with affectionate gratitude the tender care and solicitude with which, day after day and night after night, she attended on the sick and the dying. No nurse was ever more assiduous than she. Most of her charities were given unostentatiously and in secret—in many cases to persons who had seen better days, The i n habitants of her native town will now regard with deeper and more tender interest the fountain which she was the first to build for the benefit of the poor, the Mission Station which she has long maintained at the Water of Leith, and the Cooking Depots which at her own sole charge she established in the old town. May her admirable example invite others to imitate it 1-4dvertissr. MARKETS—This Day, _ HAY .I‘lA.llb-A TS • SMITHFIELD.—Oid meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os ; n ew do., £2 15s to £1 5s ; clover, £4 to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs per load. Trade firm. CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os; n ew do., £3 to £1 ss; clover, £1 Os to £6 Os; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs per toad. A. steady trade. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os; new do, £3 to 4',1 ss; clover, £4 to £6 Os; wad straw, £1 4i to £1 103, per load. Trado steady. -- COLONIAL. TEA.,—Business has been rather inactive, and the few dealings entered into have been of about previous rates. A small quantity is aanounced for public sale this day. Sven.—The market has remained dull, the rise in the value of money haring checked s p eculat ive operations. In the refined marketthere is little change of importance to report. COFFEE. —There has been a moderate inquiry for colo nial descriptions at about previous quotations. RICE.--A fair amount of business has been done in infe rior qualities of East Indian, without, however, any material change to report in. prices. TALLOW.—The market has continued steady, but owing to the high rates current in Russia, prices havo shown an upward moveruent. on the spot is quoted 41s. 9:1„ and last three months 435. 01 per cwt. COAL m Fri " of Coal per Ton!.l .ABET. the close of th 9 market. - - . d. Cowpen Haxtley l7 9 Eden Main l7 6 TanEeld Moor 13 0 North Melton Gas 14 0 Hastings Hartley l7 9 Penshor Prithrose... •• 17 3 H. (1. Walls End. Harlon 1G 9 Caradoc l3 3 TunataU ~,. Ships at mark( Walls End. I taswell OOOO ..• .19 0 Hartlepool ......... .. 18 9 East Hartlepool 18 9 South Hartlepool 17 9 lielloe.. ..... .. l7 9 South lie Hoe •18 0 Heugh Hall 18 0 Hetton 19 0 South Hetton 19 0 Whitworth l5 3 t, 65 ; sold, 48. The Arst pocket of Kent hops, growth 1864, consigned by Mr Alfred White of Nettlestead and Yalding, to Messrs Hewitt, White and Co., Borough, was this day sold at 47 per cwt to Messrs E. Swabey and Co,, Leeds, on behalf of Messrs John Young and Co., Pala Ale Brewers, Albion Brewery, Leads. The quality id very superior to the general mu of hot pockets. MR. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS. The Opening Night. Lad evening —to the delight of the rausic.loving portion of that still considerable section of the general public unhappily for them detained by circumstances a little while longer here in town when everybody else (who is anybody) is Either hastening, or has already hastened to the seaside or to the continent—yesterday, we say, to the delight of the million, if not of the upper ten thousand, Mr. Alfred Mellon inaugurated in Covent Garden Theatre the fourth annual series of his autumnal concerts. There in the vast area of that noblest among all the arenas of public entertainment in the metropolis, better known as the Royal Italian Opera House, Mr Mellon was welcomed as hardly anyone else is welcomed now-a-days, who appears, baton in hand, as a popu lar concert giver, composer, conductor, all in one, in the centre of a noble orchestra. What the late M. Jullien never attempted, Mr. Mellon has accom plished. Namely, in the dead season of the year, he has virtually now, during three successive sea. sons (and he is just now doing it again for the fourth)► ho haevirtually created a soul (the soul ofenthusiasm) under the ribs of death—the death of the town, or at least of the season. Whereas nobody (as the phrase is) is supposed now to be in town--last even. ing, upon the first glance on entering the Royal Italian everybody (again as the phrase is) seemed to be there. Dress circle, private boxes, amphi theatre, ',slips, and pit —every ordinary portion of the house had, as it always does somehow at Mr Mellon's magical summons, an admirable and over. flowing attendance. Literally an overflowing at. tandance for the extra-ordinary portion of the house on the occasion of these con certs, meaning by this the Promenade, was crammed at intervals during the night to absolute inconvenience Passing through those " halls of Balclutha" they were certainly not " desolate !" The resplendent edifice radiantly lit up, as it is now nightly during the:delighcful weeks set apart for these concerts, rang again and again at very frequent intervals, not only with sweet souncis,vocal and instrumental, solo and choral, but with genuine bursts of enthusiasm. The performance last evening led off with Beethoven's para gon Overture among all the four overtures com posed by him for his Fidelie, incomparably the overture of overtures among those four—the Leonora. It was given magnificently by one hundred per formers selected by Mr. Mellon from the orchestras of the Royal Italian and the Musical Society of the metropolis. The very pick of these orchestras, we may reasonably set them down as, moreover, not only j udging of the capabilities by their performance last evening, but simply bearing in mind the fact that these one hundred include among them the names of very nearly all the great solo instrumen talists numbered in the two orchestras ft om which they have been chosen. After a new quadrille, based upon themes taken from M. Gounod's last popular opera of " Mirella." Mr, Carrodus, the English Violinist, gave brilliant evidence of his quality as a master of that King of instruments by his rendering of Ernst's fantasia from Rossini's tello. Then, came forth conspicuously on the platform in front of the orchestra, the Sensation Singer of the day among concert-goers, Madlle. Carlotta Patti! Hardly—in fact we may confi dently assert—not by any means, legitimate, is Mademoiselle Carlotta in her style of singing. Yet it takes, and takes too we should say, quite wonder fully. Her opening cavatina gave proof of her exceeding popularity, and proof of a kind, more over, that nobody could at all mistake. Whatever she sings necessitates a recall. her extraordinary rendering of the "Carnival of Venice," as arranged for the voice by Benedict—and that we remem ber her singing by the way at Mr. Benedict's own concert, far better than she did last night—is, in its way, just a vivid exemplar of Madlle. Carlotta Patti, as a sensational vocalist. The close of it was responded to by the enraptured audience yester day by a thundering encore—an encore answered by Madlle. Carlotta's singing, with charming espiylierie, " Gin a body meet a body coming thro' the rye I" The polacce from Bellini'e " Puriteni," and the bolero from the " Sicilian Vespers," won, for the fair vocalist, scarcely less hearty acclamations. As for the solo instrumentalists who emulated Mr. Carrodus in entertaining the audience yesterday, besides a no less admirable player of the coriaet.a-piston than Mr. Levy, who gave with a sort of a whirling flourish of sonorous sounds the Whirlwind Polka, there were distributed among the selections —as, for instance, in Mr. Alfred Mellon's own glorious ar. rangement of selections from Verdi's I 1 Trovatore (one of the especial,treats of the night !)—abundant solos set apart for trombone, flute, oboe, clarionet, horn, and ophechlide. Besides which the gist lish young pianist, who has already been astonishing Londoners with her performances at the Crystal Palace, the Hanover Square Rooms, and St. James's Hall, always propitiating her audience by the unaffected childish bob of her very curtsey whenever she either approaches or reeia from the music stool—Madlle. Marie Krebs was there among the stars of " Mellon's Con certs," shining as radiantly as ever in a superb fantasia on " Lucrezia Borgia." It is impossible to hear her—this gifted maiden of fifteen—without recognising in her a very formidable rival to Mdme. Goddard. Foremost among all the novelties pro vided however, with so unstinting hand by the annual giver of these eminently popular series of entertainments—first and foremost among all the novelties provided for Mr. Mellon's admirers yes. terday—stood forth, arrayed in magnificent oriental attire, his head encircled with a blood-red turban, his flow ing beard descending upon a milkewhite bernous, and upon a richly em. broidered raiment, the name of which we know not—Ali Ben Sou Alle—bearing in his hands a strange new gold-gleaming wind instrument, called by him a Turkophone. Whoever the per. former himself may be, we shall doubtless learn later on. Whispers have been heard identifying him with a second clarionet player in M. Jullien's orchestra. How correctly, or incorrectly, we can not even conjecture. At the least we can pro. pounce his appearance last night as an indis putable success —as, himself, unquestionably a very gifted musician—and his new instrument the turko phone, if not an absolute novelty, as an instrument of wonderful compass, and exquisite tone, a tone blending the dulcifluous mellowness of the clarionet with a reverberant clangour, half that of the horn and of the saxophone; Ali Ben Sou Alio was encored with enthusiasm in his delicious performance of a fantasia on Bellini's " Somnambula." As the first part of the concert commenced with Beethoven's overture of " Leonora," the second part began with Mellon's overture of Marguerite, led, of course, by the composer himself. And as the First Part closed loyally with the National Anthem, the Second, or in other words, the whole evening's entertainment, was brought to a close by a scarcely resistible feet moving galop by Bache—to the sound of which the delighted audience were dis. persed, CUTTING A LION'S CLAWS.—The Brussels jour• nals give an account of a curious surgical operation just perfcrmed on the great African lion belonging to the Zoological Society of that city. For some time past the animal has been suffering from disease in the feet, which necessitated the cutting of its claws, In order to do this without danger, a large box was prepared with a grated bottom, covered by a wooden floor, which could be with nrawn, so as to allow the lion's feet to pass between the bars. The top of the box was also made to descend by means of screws so as to press on the animal and prevent it drawing in its feet. When the lion entered the box, the latter was turned on its side and the sliding bottom with drawn. The paws then slipped between the bars, and the screws above were tightened, M. Thiernasse, assisted by five pupils of the Veterinary School, then proceeded to cut away the claws. The patient bore the operation tolerably well, only uttering a short roar occasionally, and seemed relieve( when the first paw had been cut and dressed. A keeper, to whom the lion is much attached, sat near its head and endeavoured to calm it by talking, evidently not without effect. The operation was successfully performed, and there is every V:asoa to believe that the cure will be complete, Harvest Prospects in Ireland, A correspondent of the Evening Post, evidently well informed, describes the appearance of the crops and promise of the harvest in the following terms : —" Within the past week I have had an opportu nity of hearing and—more important still—seeing a good deal of the crops of all descriptions in the counties of Westmeath, Galway, Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon, and Sligo, and in every instance I have to report most favourably. I shall not attempt to give you any close guess to the statistics which the Registrar-General will furnish to the public in a few weeks hence, but I can state with the utmost confidence that if the total area under crops this year approach the extent of 1803 the produce will be far in excess of the last return. of Mr. Donnelly. There are two causes for this—in the first place, in the counties I have named, the rule has been early sowing ; secondly, the weather all through has been more propitious than for many years past. As an evidence of the probable increase, I may mention that in previous years the potato crop is seldom tried,' as they say in the country, before the be ginning of August ; this year large quantities of excellent potatoes had been sent to market in the last week of June, and throughout the month of July, up to this first day of August. The harvest last year was considered a good average ono ; yet there was a considerable loss of the potato crop from the blight ; this year there is no reliable complaint of blight having visited the tubers to any extent; some six or seven weeks since there was a report to the effect that the potato crop was seriously injured in the county of Leitrim, from the appearance of the leaves after a heavy storm of thunder and light ning; since then genial rains have positively im parted a green and healthy hue to what was con sidered a fatal decay, and I have learned that in fields which were supposed to be irretrievably injured the potatoes, with rare exceptions, are sound as could be wished for. This report will be considered the more satisfactory when it is recol lected that it is now past the time when the blight made its appearance in former years; the latest period was from the 21st to the 24th of July, so that there is every reason for hope that we have passed the rubicon, and that, as far as this im portant crop is concerned, the present promise will be fully realised, As to the cereals, I have reason to think that there is a greater breadth under wheat than last year, and that crop, and the oats and bar ley—the latter is sown to a very limited extent in the counties named above—are most promising. In some favourable districts the sickle is at work, and should no untoward state of the weather ensue during this month of August the great bulk of the cereals will have fallen before the reaper. The important flax crop also promises well. I need not tell you that the hay crop forms an important item in the farmers' asserts;' apart from the home consumption this is the case. lam awere that hay was exported to a large extent last year to England and Scotland, and from the accounts I have seen of the effects of the want of rain during the summer in the former country I have no doubt it will afford a ready mar ket for a large supply this year ; if so it is gratify ing to know that the crop :n Ireland has been saved under most favourable circumstances, and is prolific beyond any year since 1859, Although not coming under the heading of ' crops,' it will not be out of place to mention that there is at this moment more turf saved than the entire quantity brought into use during the years 1862 and 1863. " If I do not much mistake the experience of the past five years has materially changed the opinions of those who imagined that Ireland was only suited for pasture. The registrar general's returns mark a great reduction in the number of small holdings, and also a decrease in the value of live stock, to the extent of more than five millions sterling, Whatever others may think of large farme-1 allude to the consolidation of small holdings from which the tenantry have been evicted—there are sensible men, thoroughly acquainted with the country, who regard the great reduction in the number of holdings as the cause of the diminu t;on in the number of live stock. Tb.i3 view is shared in even by large landed proprietors, and I rather incline to the opinion that if the issue were now ' tillage versus pasture,' very many of the - landlords who formerly pieced all reliance on the latter would vote for both." The O'Connell Monument, DUBLIN, Monday Evening. The first stone of the intended O'Connell monu ment was laid to-day by the Lord Mayor and the corporation at the southern extonity of Sackvilic. street. The demonstration was the greatest that has ever taken place in Dublin, and the conduct of the people was most orderly and quiet. The pro cession started at 12 o'clooit from Stephen's green, where the several trades of the city had assembled from an early hour, with their bands and the banners of their respective guilds. The persons who took part in the procession wore green sashes, rosettes, and ribbons, and many of the people who thronged the streets were similarly decorated. Amongst those who took part in the procession were the Roman Catholic Primate, Dr. Dixon, Arch bishop Leahy, and several other Roman Catholic prelates. Starting from Stephen's-green, the pro cession passed through the principal streets of Dab lin to Sackville-street, where the first stone was laid at about five o'clock, by the Lord Mayor in the presence of a vast assemblage. The windows along the line of the procession were closed. Traffic and business were completely suspended, and the day was kept as a holiday by the artizsns and trades men. in the evening a banquet took place at the Rotunda. The Lord Mayor presided, and amongst the speakers were Archbishop Leahy, Mr. J. F. Maguire, MT., Sir Colman O'Loghlen, M.P., and Sir John Gray. NEW LIFEBOAT STATIONS.--The Royal National Lifeboat Institution invites the co-operation of clergymen, officers of the navy and mercantile marine, and the gentry in general resident on the sea coast, in assisting to maintain a lifeboat station on every point of the shores of the United Kingdom where danger exists, and where shipwrecks sometimes occur. It is requisite that there should be a sufficient number of men (fishermen or others accustoraed to the management of boats at sea) to man the lifeboat, and a committee formed from the re sidents in the neighbourhood to superintend the station, and to obtain such small annual subscriptions as may con tribute towards a portion of the expense. We may add that communications on this important subject may be addressed to Richard Lewis, Esq., secretary to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, John-street, Adelphi, Lon don. ►SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN IN KENSINGTON GAADENS.—At half-past 4 o'clock on Sunday morning the dead body of a young gentleman was found in one of the enclosures in Kensington-gardens by Park constable Bunton, No. 30. Deceased held in his right hand a pistol of an ordinary kind, with which he had shot him self through the head. The body was taken to the Paddington dead house, and examined by Mr Beale, surgeon, who states that death must have been instants. neous after the shot was fired. There were no papers or anything else found on deceased to denote who ho was, but the following description will no doubt lead to his being identified :—Age about 20 ; height about 5 feet 4 inches ; light complexion, brown hair, no whiskers; dress, black hat, black cloth coat and waistcoat, grey plaid trousers with cord seams, Balmoral boots, white linen shirt and collar, and black necktie. Deceased was a cripple, and had in his possession a pair of brass mounted crutches, white cambric handkerchief, some silver and copper money, a pistol, ; one ball (lead), two percussion caps, and a paper containing powder. _ The bulletin of the Paris Observatory of the sth inst. is as follows :--(g The Mediterranean was yes terday traversed by the gale announced from Spain. There was a storm at Ajaccio about noon, a hurii cane at Palermo, and another storm at Madrid in the evening. On the other hand, storms continue to day at St. Petersburg, but tend more to the north-west. Between these two lines of summer storms, France enjoys calm and bright weather; more or less of clouds are ob served along the sea coasts; but in the inland dis tricts, where the air is always drier than on the seaboard ; the sky is cloudless, especially at Paris. This morning the hygrometer indicated a less de cided degree of dryness, and another fall of the mercury at Cornona presages more storms from the south-wpt." , -.,:' y ' ' 4, in ti ~ / / War 11431 HER MAJESTY, ✓ OSBORNE, August 8. Their Riyal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales took leave of her Majesty Osborne for Marlborough House, accomp anied by the icfant, Prince Albert victor. The Hon. Mrs. Stonor and Major Teesdale w ere in attendance. Their royal highnesses crossed over to Se uthamp. ton the royal yacht Fairy. today, and lef t Her Royal Highness Princess Helena took an airing on Saturday, and was out twice yesterdeP The princess will continue her airings daily. The Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by their infant son, Prin ce Albert Victor, arrived at Marlborough House yes terday evening from Osborne Cottage, Isle of Wight. Their royal highnesses left Trinity Wharf, East Cowes, at two o'clock, in the Fairy screw yacht' accompanied by Prince Louis of HCEBe, and a rrived at Southampton Docks s h or tly b e fore three. Here they took leave of Prince Louis of Hess e, 11 , 111 0 entered a royal saloon carria ge belonging t o South Western Railway Company, w hich va-a 1 readiness on the quay, where preparations for tbe reception of their royal highnesses had bee° trade by the dockmaster and Mr Beach, superintend eaL,d „ the South Western Company's Southampton steti°2l; The saloon and some first class carriages were ii re:w into the station and attached to the regular three o'clock London train, whi c h l e ft a t eight minute : past three and arrived at W a t er l oo a t a few m ina t h c e after six. The appearance of th e roya l ca rriages att i.; arrival platform caused a f e w p erson s to asse n ' i,,— but by the admirable arrangements made by the u : pany's servants, assisted by I ns p ec t or W a lker, °f t royal household police, a n d I ns p ector Young °t t h e L division, that portion of the platform s 3 l ) P cs !i e to which the saloon carriage stopped was kep t q, u , t i r clear, and the prince and princ e ss passed t° • carriage without the ailiia,hest inconvenienc e. ' o though much anxiety was evin ce d t o see the F ri° l . and Princess of Wales, when th e y ou ng Prin ce •A i a bert was seen to be conveyed across the platform his nurse's arms, the exc it emen t grea tly inc rease , c . , particularly among the female portion of the E cri tators. They could scarcely b e res trained f i r° e d larealiing the bounds assigned them. It was n Otne r i. with pleasure that the youn g p r i nce looked Nol a ' vd ably well, and seemed to be particularly livelY ho animated. It was evident, also, by the hue °f t o complexion, that fresh air and sunshine w ere strangers to him. Ina few minutes the royal ca se riages were set in motion, and Marlborough you fora was reached via Westminster-bridge shortly bel° half-past 6. , e is The Hon. Mrs Stonor and M e jor Teesdale W c " .- waiting on their royal highnesses. are The Prince and P r in cess o f W a l es will not lea town for Scotland until to-morrow. a aaace The arrival of their roy a l hi g h ne sses the of Wales and Prince Louis of Hesse at Torquay Friday evening created, as may be supposed, little excitement in that beautiful w atering Pt a i,. l re l Their royal highnesses, after visiting her IT 33 P er Highness the Grand Duchess Marie of I/1155 0 drove through the town. By 6 o'clock t he ue of had spread very widely, and some thousandscts persons came down to the quays to see the Pr i vie , embark in the barge for th e ro yal steam Ya cht toria and Albe r t, b u t it wou ld appear th at the . , were averse to running th e gauntlet of so 'Pap!, loyal and enthusiastic Englishmen, an d a ccordin r , ' ch, made a detour by driving on to Me a° o t bea r whence:a boat took them to the yacht. On Se , ta ti : day morning the Victoria and Albert We i g hed „ B ,,, char, and steamed on towards Dartmouth. 1,% yacht returned to Torquay at 11 o'clock in tii; 17 forenoon, and anchored near the Great Roe>, ° 0 Meadfoot, where some lines had been bud down tb night before, at the request of the Prince of Wa le 5 ; in order that ha might witness a little of the de e ' sea fishing of Tolbay. The boats wer e heis ted out, and the Prince of Wales in his barge aaatc hed - the operation of hauling in the fish. Several collet were taken, r.mengst them a monster, and his highness was evidently much amused. Th e fix were then taken cn board, and the Prince returned to the yacht the anchor was weighed , ° to the Victoria and Albert steamed away rapid l y the eastward. The Dull - 0 of Rutland has taken up his res • c loc: at the Princess Royal Hotel, Scarborough, for a few dr' " l ,; The Marquis and Marchioncss of We atsnin6t 8 and Lady Theodora Grosvenor have left Grosvenor 11°115 for Motcombe House, Dorset. Or ° The Earl and Countess of CanaperdoW—r ii"e t making a tour of the German watering places , and 4 . ti 1 . 1 ; ) expected to return till the end of next month, when to Camperdown Castle, N. 8., to pars the winter. .vcl The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury lea ve Ladies Victoria and Constance Ashley 4 a re exvected t° town to-day on a continental tour. a , r Aced The Earl and Countess of Caithness love for the 'at their seat, Barrogill Castle, county Caith ness ' season. ay I ' t Viscountess Palmerston left town 5JaY' noun for Bradford, and will not return until r e : tie 0 0) next, Viscountess Palmerston remains in town. viscount and viscountess were the guests of G , T ` 3llc r i :l l rOi r Mrs Bouverie, at their seat, Delapre Abbey, in tonshire, last week. Viscountess Jocelyn and Hon. Misses vEater accompanied by Viscount Jocelyn, arrived in tawD",,,celYn day from St.Leonard's-on-Sea. To-da goes to Osborne to relieve the Cou Y ntess ( 13 1:t tb° Mount-Edgcumbe in her duty as lady in Viscounteas of Queen. _ 0 tit her' THE WEATHER, IN SCOTLAND.—The -0, sever'" , which had been very dry and somewhat warm O r ; I A Vv . weeks, began to give signs of change on Thursdelettatlal day last, and occasional showers of rain fell. ° I) : , esr l l there was a very heavy fall of rain, which, begh'rl'-'-.00 A in the morning, continued almost without interns gsl d el early this morning. This change in the weather, °l°sAied come after the long drought, is unfortunately acconl by a considerable degree of coil—Scotsman. just e , err j 06 Mr. Barnes, M.P. for Bolt on, re seated a park to the local board fo r the " free and- Fats tive enjoyment of the inhabitants of the district of worth," near Bolton . The park , which is about Tense of has is laid out, beautified, and orname nted ar the esP o o Mr Barnes, and it is estimated at between XlP t) , o rde r £13,000 in value. The local board have to keep eote and give every facility for the gratification of munity. fin in tbB f P. Co t to lg E e sr , R a .OYNuA.III: throughmS a o n v n E eRr, Captainf G o N r w. forwarded es SOVEREIGN.--The etroen Quer n c- a t ac f/ ' ace: st p eo 0 ; tP te rbrhelr r eieo i gan n lnsze c u:B e treofi L erf t e sath i hec n idecs i onolemagaxtpepecnaein,ratiypßoe Captain Royal gl the Highnessbe statuetteaut i fully execute s ort. 1 4 11 the Queen desires him to express t t h o eP C Pr a i p ßr i t en • ac C e i, ei°o-4 ,, - 1 r1 7 : 4 - e n d c o o n les h , eprrivnicsiiptiet,ointhverci;tilthitio 50;1,4 Royal HighneEs the lamented Princo Consort felt a interest. The statuette of the Prince her Al s .l es , tY • i t to °- Captain Coles to accept as a souvenir a her /L II. Royal Sovereign. 0 St lttl , " HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER JACKAL .; p : o'l day afternoon her Majesty's steamer Ja—Saircl°j raised, after lying for a number of days in Die l ' Er ni , s h , Je c t ic Co.'s basin, at Greenock, in a sunken state. -`„ fie ry' e ll ; en.terad Rothcsay bay on the 27th ult. on local ne,'" s " co er 0 ties, and after being a short time at anchor it wile d i l terv ist d that she was in a leaky state. The vessel was o' 4.° r taken round to Messrs. Caird's basin, at Green tot she lay, the water at high tide reaching ueatlY t° , t ar Vi e !, deck. Efforts were made to sop the leak, a d 1- „. e rae l t: constantly employed for this purpose, and ar ea ea were also made for lifting her. She was lightened ,s'atattisi thing except masts, engines, and boile r, and 13°,01104 ti afternoon she was raised by means of casks et' chains under her bottom, the comp artments wino t w clear of water by constant pumping. eve e , IHE SCOTCH SUNDAY.—On Shturdai ni) The aill e 3 before last her Majesty's ship Salamis ste • 0 013 vi s heri e ' doer to Invergordon with the Commissioners o i g l t ° I) her° left again early on Monday morn in g . to ge Or Times says :—Those in comman d r ,„, • bu t our applie d board supplies of provisions, on Sunda)? bet chants, much as they value the orders to sutPePuto sca on to jesty's ships, and painful as it would be for t to llctl a , gallant defenders starve, respectively d, potworniil l ‘ lata w a o Y uld 0 the offers sooner than two o'clock On this it was answered that the supplies gent 1,,,a00 " elsewhere," and we presume it waa sorae 1 4, T ot lye (33 1 :! that required the departure of the Salaraiiy y here some 36 hours, about one hour too ear o n morning for Setting stores on board. • du; 10; Lo Na Me ne( pr( eel ti t P D I:1 + Or Ens p V, 80 8 but 1) ( Ataii F r „ 1 1,11 led Co 4a 1)( , t , 11 gold to Co fo r I 0144